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- 19.March.2012
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- by: Jonni Hayes
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- 19.March.2012
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- by: Jonni Hayes
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This tale of revenge has great music, atmosphere, and story. About 80% of the dialog is in song, which is great because it flows very well and never feels forced. The movie never drags, and once the blood starts spewing, it's a suspensful ride all...
- 04.February.2011
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- by: techvw
- techvw rated this movie0/10
This tale of revenge has great music, atmosphere, and story. About 80% of the dialog is in song, which is great because it flows very well and never feels forced. The movie never drags, and once the blood starts spewing, it's a suspensful ride all the way to the end. Yes, this film is VERY bloody, almost to the point of being a distraction. I only had a few criticisms. The dialog is sometimes hard to understand since it can be very fast and heavily accented. I also wish the plot wasn't driven by so many convientent coincedences. Overall, a great suspensful musical for those not faint of heart.
- 04.February.2011
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- by: techvw
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Wow. I don't like musicals for the most part, because their lyrics are normally forced and they just set up ridiculous dance sequences. This is not Sweeney Todd. Sweeney Todd is incredible, because the music is the only way to accept this horribly...
- 20.September.2010
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- by: Patrick
- Patrick rated this movie0/10
Wow. I don't like musicals for the most part, because their lyrics are normally forced and they just set up ridiculous dance sequences. This is not Sweeney Todd. Sweeney Todd is incredible, because the music is the only way to accept this horribly depressing story. It makes the move have this fluid quality. It works spectacularly. The singing isn't dubbed over, but real and well done. The action and emotions are so believable. It's like the music is the acting, how seamless people slide into singing and let it become a part of the scene. This film is brilliant and is the only Burton film that can top Edward Scissorhands for me.
- 20.September.2010
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- by: Patrick
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Whatever the varying allures of this sharp, gloomy movie are, the main one derives from the creative mind of director Tim Burton, who has a powerful and distinctive visual imagination. (I first encountered it in "Beetlejuice," one of the...
- 29.March.2010
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- by: Democritus
- Democritus rated this movie0/10
Whatever the varying allures of this sharp, gloomy movie are, the main one derives from the creative mind of director Tim Burton, who has a powerful and distinctive visual imagination. (I first encountered it in "Beetlejuice," one of the best American comedies ever---and even if I don't love every single Burton movie, "Edward Scissorhands" is also a near-masterpiece.) You get drawn into the lush feel and look of this movie immediately and it is what makes other disturbing aspects bearable. We are even sort of tricked into taking a ride on what in fact is a terrible, bitter attack on the intrinsic nasty state of humanity, as reflected in the brutal events of the man who becomes the misanthropic Sweeney Todd. Cruel society turns him into an even crueler man. Is this glossy and high-brow semi-celebration of gore just a fancy dress version of, say, "Grind House" or "Kill Bill"? I hope not, but the thought crossed my mind. But there is a surprisingly moral twist, almost old-fashioned, at the end, telling us not to get carried away with anger, even if seemingly justified in a class-ridden world of injustice. Those who relish visual richness like me (and I am talking about everything BUT the copious blood spurts) may be adequately sedated by what Burton dishes up scenographically to overlook whatever else is being served. (Pun intended, I suppose.) Masterful work all around in any event. (Even if Sondheim fans report disappointment at the cuts in the score: I never saw the stage version which apparently has quite an operatic tinge). Hatred of fellow-man never looked so finely done-up by artists who in fact, I would guess, love life well enough. 6.09
- 29.March.2010
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- by: Democritus
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It was sick, gory and absolutely breath-taking. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I wondered how they were going to show the blood-letting - let me tell you, they were over the top!
- 27.October.2009
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- by: Mary Toporowski
- Mary Toporowski rated this movie0/10
It was sick, gory and absolutely breath-taking. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I wondered how they were going to show the blood-letting - let me tell you, they were over the top!
- 27.October.2009
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- by: Mary Toporowski
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The orchestra was good, but the music was uninspired and formulaic, and I was not impressed by the singers. The violence may appeal to some, but it was needlessly over the top, and didn't add anything to the story. Worst of all is the plot, or lack...
- 10.October.2009
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- by: the1gofer
- the1gofer rated this movie0/10
The orchestra was good, but the music was uninspired and formulaic, and I was not impressed by the singers. The violence may appeal to some, but it was needlessly over the top, and didn't add anything to the story. Worst of all is the plot, or lack their of.
- 10.October.2009
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- by: the1gofer
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Please know two things prior to seeing Sweeney Todd. First, this is a cinematic adaptation of the 1979 musical of the same name, so, there is very little dialogue that is not sung. Second, there is a lot of squirting blood. And, by a lot, I mean a...
- 08.October.2009
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- by: SwampyFox
- SwampyFox rated this movie0/10
Please know two things prior to seeing Sweeney Todd. First, this is a cinematic adaptation of the 1979 musical of the same name, so, there is very little dialogue that is not sung. Second, there is a lot of squirting blood. And, by a lot, I mean a lot.
With that said, it is a fabulous adaptation. I did not think that Burton and Depp would pull it off. And Burton has embedded his own visual style into the story and it works.
What makes Todd interesting is the juxtaposition of the beautiful music and songs with the horror of what is occurring on screen. In the same manner, Burton uses a grey palette and the actors wear heavy makeup with deep circles under the eyes. There is very little color, so when Sacha Baron Cohens character appears, all in royal blue, the contrast is striking. Indeed, there is a song where the characters are taken out of London and placed by the sea. Their clothes change appropriately, but the deadness of their makeup never does.
The movie does not wrap up Johannas story, but I am not sure if anyone else noticed that. It bugged me a little bit because I had seen this musical performed by a talented group at Princess Anne High School in Virginia Beach this year. The amount of blood was startling. But what do you expect from Burton? I remember watching The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and thinking, how many ways can a man be decapitated?
I was already of fan of the musical and I think that it worked extremely well on the big screen. The biggest surprise for me was that Johnny Depp could sing!
- 08.October.2009
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- by: SwampyFox
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I actually had to turn on the sub-titles on this DVD because I couldn't understand a bloody word they were singing. The music is very loud and the singing/dialogue is too faint. Overall I enjoyed the movie and give lots of credit to Helen Bonham...
- 18.April.2009
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- by: kimperry
- kimperry rated this movie6/10Okay
I actually had to turn on the sub-titles on this DVD because I couldn't understand a bloody word they were singing. The music is very loud and the singing/dialogue is too faint. Overall I enjoyed the movie and give lots of credit to Helen Bonham Carter and Johnny Depp for doing more singing than talking. I realize it is based on a musical, but still I think the movie adaption was good.
- 18.April.2009
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- by: kimperry
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I am not a fan of musicals and this was the first one I watched till the end. Others might give it four or five stars but singing in movies is not my thing. The fact that I watched the entire movie shows my affection for Tim Burton, Johnny Depp and...
- 23.March.2009
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- by: prozac pop
- prozac pop rated this movie6/10Okay
I am not a fan of musicals and this was the first one I watched till the end. Others might give it four or five stars but singing in movies is not my thing. The fact that I watched the entire movie shows my affection for Tim Burton, Johnny Depp and the subject matter but I still had to fight the temptation to walk out of this movie since it was 90% singing. I knew what I was getting into and was fully aware that it is a musical but it still tested me. The scenery was amazing as only Burton could inspire and I loved the gore when it did arrive but some of up just have there limits and mine arrives when actors break out into song every other second. I still found the movie entertaining and others will LOVE this film but for my taste and others like me be forwarned that this is like watching the broadway musical on the screen. I admire the fact that a chance was taken by making this film and I have followed Mr Depp and Mr Burton and enjoyed most of thier collaborations but this is something I would only watch again during Halloween with the sound turned off and some Halloween music blasting from my satellite radio. Happy I watched this film but I just was not ready for all the singing even though I was fully prepared for a musical.
- 23.March.2009
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- by: prozac pop
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I've always wanted an Edward Scissorhands 2, and I think this is about as close as I'm going to get to seeing that. Depp plays a vindictive man on a rampage to avenge his wife's wrongful death. Bonham Carter plays his partner in crime, a meat pie...
- 22.March.2009
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- by: Matthew
- Matthew rated this movie10/10Must See
I've always wanted an Edward Scissorhands 2, and I think this is about as close as I'm going to get to seeing that. Depp plays a vindictive man on a rampage to avenge his wife's wrongful death. Bonham Carter plays his partner in crime, a meat pie maker with an odd, yet hilarious choice of pie ingredients. It's just the perfect storm, is what it is. You put Tim Burton as director, you get Depp and Bonham Carter, and you stick them in that gothic London we're all very familiar with - and then you ask them to sing. I couldn't ask for more out of a movie. It's deliciously bloody, at times quite funny, the songs are great, and I am fulfilled. You will be too after you watch Sweeney have his vengeance.
- 22.March.2009
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- by: Matthew
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